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On September 24, 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 919 (“SB 919”), amending California’s Franchise Investment Law (“FIL”) to regulate franchise brokers and franchise sales organizations. The law will take effect...more
On April 6, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) joined a multi-state settlement with a securities brokerage company stemming from an investigation spearheaded by state securities regulators...more
Shortly after Christmas, the California Department of Financial Protection & Innovation began issuing consumer alerts with respect to possible cryptocurrency broker frauds. These alerts generally involved alleged "Advance...more
On June 9, 2022, the California Office of Administrative Law approved the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation’s final regulations implementing California’s first-of-its-kind commercial financing...more
In California, any person engaging in the business of a finance lender or broker must obtain a license from the commissioner of the Department of Financial Protection & Innovation. The California Finance Code defines "finance...more
Earlier this year, we reported that the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (CA DFPI) published new regulations requiring all existing commercial lenders and brokers licensed under the California...more
On November 16, the California DFPI released Version 2.0 of its Annual Report of Finance Lenders, Brokers and PACE Administrators Licensed under the California Financing Law (CFL). The Annual Report examined unaudited data...more
As 2021 begins drawing to close, the Department of Financial Protection & Innovation has released its 2020 Annual Report of Finance Lenders, Brokers, and PACE Administrators Licensed Under the California Financing Law. ...more
Several thousand lenders and brokers are currently licensed by the Department of Financial Protection & Innovation under the California Financing Law. The CFL generally requires that persons engaged in the business of...more
In our Legislative Alert of October 13, 2020, we reported on the California legislation enacted in late September, Assembly Bill 1864, that created the new California Consumer Financial Protection Law (“CCFPL”), and we set...more